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MPEC 2005-G06 : 2005 CA

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M.P.E.C. 2005-G06                                Issued 2005 Apr. 1, 15:23 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
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                                    2005 CA

                           Revision to MPEC 2005-C06

Additional Observations:
     K05C00A 9 1978 01 06.64536 09 19 34.45 -22 19 32.5                 EG006260
     K05C00A 9 1978 01 06.69397 09 19 31.57 -22 19 23.3                 EG006260
     K05C00A 9 1987 03 23.41617 08 59 41.17 -03 20 06.3                 EG006260
     K05C00A 9 1987 03 23.49256 08 59 41.89 -03 19 03.9                 EG006260

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD + f/6.3 focal reducer.
260 Siding Spring-DSS.  Measurers R. Haver, G. Forti, A. Pelloni.  1.2-m
    Schmidt.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
780106 260 3.07+ 0.67+    870323 260 1.14+ 0.18-    MPO 74487   +0.0046 day

Orbital elements:
2005 CA
Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5                 MPC
M  34.86737              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22036597     Peri.  202.98127     +0.70445137     -0.70066191
a   2.7146033      Node   202.76490     +0.68813860     +0.71332210
e   0.5950886      Incl.   17.01504     +0.17382041     +0.01563550
P   4.47           H   15.4           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
780106 260  0.3-  1.7-    050202 808  1.2+  0.9-    050301 A57  0.6+  2.0-
780106 260  0.3+  0.0     050202 808 (1.1+  3.2-)   050301 A57  1.1+  0.7+
870323 260  0.1-  0.3+    050202 808  1.3-  0.2-    050305 H45  0.9+  1.1-
870323 260  1.3+  0.1+    050202 704  1.4+  0.3+    050305 H45  0.9+  1.6-
041211 699  0.8-  0.5+    050202 704  0.2-  0.3+    050307 704  0.0   0.1-
041211 699  0.5-  0.6-    050202 704  0.1+  0.6+    050307 704  0.8+  0.9-
041211 699  0.2-  0.3+    050203 704  0.1-  0.6+    050307 704  1.4+  0.6+
041211 699  0.2-  0.3+    050203 704  0.8+  0.0     050307 704  0.5-  1.5+
041222 E12  0.6-  0.2-    050203 704  0.0   0.0     050307 704  0.0   1.1+
041222 E12  0.1+  0.3-    050204 704  0.4+  0.8+    050313 703  0.9-  0.1+
041222 E12  0.1-  0.1-    050204 704  0.1+  1.1+    050313 703  1.0-  0.1-
041222 E12  0.1-  0.3+    050204 704  0.1+  0.1+    050313 703  0.9-  0.4+
050201 704  0.2+  0.2+    050204 704  0.9+  1.8+    050313 699  0.8-  0.7+
050201 704  0.7+  0.6+    050204 704  0.3-  1.3+    050313 703  0.9-  0.5-
050201 704  0.0   1.2+    050204 704  0.2-  0.4+    050313 699  0.6-  1.2+
050201 704  0.5+  0.4+    050219 J76  0.1+  0.1+    050313 699  0.5-  0.7-
050201 704  0.3+  0.2+    050219 J76  0.3+  0.6-    050313 699  0.2-  0.3-
050202 808  0.6-  0.2+    050219 J76  1.4+  0.8-    050327 170  0.4-  0.1-
050202 808  0.0   0.7-    050301 A57  0.2-  0.4-    050327 170  0.5-  0.1-
050202 808 (2.1-  0.7+)   050301 A57 (1.2+  2.1-)   050327 170  0.8-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2005 CA                  a,e,i = 2.71, 0.60, 17                  q = 1.0992
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 03 31    09 53.76   -03 48.1    1.643    2.485   139.1    15.3    19.3
2005 04 10    09 53.25   -01 58.8    1.794    2.552   129.6    17.6    19.6
2005 04 20    09 55.30   -00 32.7    1.961    2.617   120.4    19.3    19.9
2005 04 30    09 59.49   +00 30.8    2.140    2.680   111.7    20.4    20.2
2005 05 10    10 05.45   +01 13.9    2.327    2.743   103.4    21.0    20.5
2005 05 20    10 12.82   +01 38.8    2.520    2.803    95.5    21.1    20.7
2005 05 30    10 21.31   +01 48.1    2.715    2.863    87.9    20.7    20.9
2005 06 09    10 30.67   +01 44.1    2.910    2.921    80.6    20.1    21.0
2005 06 19    10 40.71   +01 28.7    3.102    2.977    73.5    19.1    21.2
2005 06 29    10 51.26   +01 03.7    3.289    3.033    66.6    17.9    21.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-G06

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